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Public Defense Attorney
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Licensed in North Carolina for 30 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1995
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Location
Law Offices of M. Leann Melton
P.O. Box 19753, Asheville, NC, 28815
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Experience
Honors
2017
NC PD CORE James E. Williams, Jr. Award, North Carolina Public Defender Committee on Racial Equity (NC PD CORE)
2016
Kick Ass Trial Lawyer, Office of the Appellate Defender
Work Experience
2008 - 2020
Chief Public Defender, Buncombe County Public Defender Office
1996 - 2007
Assistant Public Defender, Buncombe County Public Defender Office
1995 - 1996
Associate, Hedrick, Eatman, Gardner & Kincheloe
Associations
2020 - Present
North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic DisparitiesMember
2018 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense AttorneysMember
2017 - Present
National Association for Public DefenseMember
2017 - Present
Capital Defender Advisory CommitteeMember
2012 - Present
Harry C. Martin American Inns of CourtMember
2011 - Present
North Carolina Public Defender Committee on Racial EquityMember
2007 - Present
North Carolina Association of Women AttorneysMember
2002 - Present
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Criminal Justice SectionMember
1996 - Present
Buncombe County Criminal Defense Attorney AssociationMember
1996 - Present
Buncombe County Bar AssociationMember, Past Member Bench-Bar Liaison Cmte, Local Grievance Cmte
1995 - Present
North Carolina State BarAttorney Member
Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice
Past Board Member
2017 - 2020
Justice Resource Advisory Council for Buncombe CountyMember, Vice Chair-2020
2016 - 2017
North Carolina Commission on Administration of Law and Justice Subcommittee member on Indigent Defense for the Criminal Investigation and Adjudication CommitteeSubcommittee Member
2016 - 2020
North Carolina Bar Association, Criminal Justice SectionMember, Criminal Justice Section Council (2017-2020)
2011 - 2018
State Judicial CouncilMember
2010 - 2012
NC LEAFPast Board Member (2010-2012)
2008 - 2017
Buncombe County Justice Advisory GroupMember
1996 - 2020
North Carolina Public Defender AssociationPast President (2010-2012), Member
Education
1995
University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D.
1992
North Carolina State University
B.S.
Speaking Engagements
2021
Criminal Expert Witnesses and Motions Practice
Analyze That: Clients' Mental Health Issues
2020
Virtual Speaker Series on Racial Disparity
Virtual Speaker Series on Racial Disparity-Local government policies to address racial inequities in the criminal justice system
2020
Progress Update & Overview of Jail Disparities
Progress Update & Overview of Jail Disparities
2020
Let's Talk Justice: In the Time of Covid-19, Webinar
Let's Talk Justice: In the Time of Covid-19, Webinar, Panel Member
2020
Developmental Women's Leadership Workshop
Navigating Your Career, Panel Member
2019
Jail, bail and risk assessment information session
Jail, bail and risk assessment information session
2018
Social Action Community Forum
Social Action Community Forum
2018
League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County Annual Luncheon & Meeting
Inability to Pay Monetary Fees and Incarceration
2017
North Carolina Racial Equity Network
Practical Strategies for Seeking Equitable Sentencing
2017
Leadership Asheville
Understanding Our Local Judicial System-Panel Discussion
2017
Expunction CLE
Expunction CLE
2017
Asheville Area Paralegal Association's 2017 Fall Seminar
Nuts and Bolts of Criminal District Court
2016
Buncombe County Justice Advisory Group Meeting
Use of Jail Dashboards to Reduce Jail Population
2015
Professionalism for New Attorneys
Professionalism for New Attorneys
2015
NCAWA Spring Fling
Panel Discussion: Passion, Commitment and a Desire to Serve: Perspective from Public Interest Attorneys
2015
Competent Criminal Representation for Civil Attorneys
Competent Criminal Representation for Civil Attorneys
2014
Solo Practice 101 for Young Lawyers
Buncombe County Court Appointed Lists
2014
Professionalism for New Attorneys
Panel Member on Mentoring
2011
Chief Justice Commission on Professionalism
Panel Discussion
2010
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Explanation of NC Structured Sentencing
2010
Asheville Breakfast Rotary Club
General Overview of Criminal Court and the Office of the Public Defender
2010
2010 Spring Public Defender Conference
Satellite Based Monitoring
2009
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
How to Attack Probation Violation
2009
Leadership Asheville Seniors
General Overview of Criminal Court and the Office of the Public Defender
2008
New Felony Defender Training
New Felony Defender Training
2007
Fall Public Defender Seminar
Drug Dogs
Languages
English